ba9s Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Sat, 23 Feb 2019 21:24:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 When Lionel bulbs burn out too fast https://dfarq.homeip.net/lionel-bulbs-burn-fast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lionel-bulbs-burn-fast Fri, 10 Jun 2016 11:00:54 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=8467 A frequent question I see is why the Lionel bulbs in any given accessory burn out quickly. I can sum up both the problem and the solution in a single word: voltage. When you have too much voltage, bulbs burn

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]]> 8467 Lionel train light bulb chart https://dfarq.homeip.net/lionel-train-light-bulb-chart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lionel-train-light-bulb-chart Fri, 19 Jun 2015 22:41:27 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7737 Lionel used 15 different types of light bulbs in its O gauge electric trains in the postwar era, but in most cases–87% of catalog numbers, and a lot more than that in actual number of items produced–you can get by with two.

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